Kerukunan Antarumat Beragama: Kajian Sosio-Historis hubungan Islām–Kristen di Dusun Ranurejo Kabupaten Situbondo pasca kerusuhan 1996

ABSTRAK

Secara garis besar penelitian ini menjelaskan tentang kerukunan antarumat beragama dalam hal ini hubungan Islām dan Kristen di dusun Ranurejo pasca kerusuhan Situbondo 1996. Penelitian ini sangat penting dilakukan sehingga dapat diketahui secara akurat hubungan sosial keagamaan antarumat beragama di dusun Ranurejo dengan melihat medan budaya yang memperkokoh keharmonisan Islām–Kristen di dusun tersebut dan juga dapat diketahui faktor-faktor yang mendukung terciptakan hubungan yang tetap kondusif antara Islām dan Kristen pasca kerusuhan Situbondo 1996.

Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif yang menghasilkan data deskriptif dan diperoleh dari penelusuran kepustakaan dan hasil wawancara dengan para informan. Untuk mendukung data tersebut, penelitian ini juga dilakukan dengan metode observasi.

Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa antara masyarakat Muslim dan Kristen telah melakukan langkah-langkah bijak untuk tetap mempertahankan keharmonisan seperti sedia kala. Dengan langkah-langkah yang dilakukan, akhirnya mengantarkan kedua belah pihak pada hubungan yang lebih erat dan kerukunan yang memang telah tercipta pra kerusuhan dapat tetap dipertahankan pada pasca kerusuhan. Salah satu langkah riil yang dilakukan adalah adanya dialog dan kerja sama antar kedua belah pihak baik di dalam bidang sosial kamasyarakatan maupun keagamaan.

Faktor-faktor yang mendukung terciptanya kerukunan antarumat beragama di dusun Ranurejo selain karena faktor sejarah hubungan yang baik antara Islām dan Kristen di dusun Ranurejo dan telah mengakar kuat sehingga apapun yang terjadi, bahkan kerusuhan terbesar yang terjadi di Situbondo pada tahun 1996 di mana gereja-gereja di bakar dan dua gereja di dusun Ranurejo juga tidak luput dari amuk massa, hal itu tidak mempengaruhi kebersamaan dan keutuhan hubungan di antara mereka, juga faktor kearifan dakwah para elit tokohnya yang melakukan pendekatan-pendekatan yang baik serta memberikan pemahaman dan pengertian tentang pentingnya hidup rukun dan saling memahami sikap keberagamaan masing-masing, sehingga dapat terwujud toleransi dan kerukunan antarumat beragama.

ABSTRACT

As broad outlines, this research explained about the harmony among the members of religious community, in this case the relationship of Islam and Christian in Ranurejo village post the Situbondo riot of 1996. This research was very important to carry out until there could be known accurately the religious social relationship among the members of religious community in Ranurejo village by viewing the cultural field firming the Islam-Christian harmony in the village and there also could be known the factors supporting the created of keep conducive relationship between Islam and Christian post the Situbondo riot of 1996.

This research used the qualitative method resulting in descriptive data and obtained from the literature tracking and the results of interview with informants.To support the data, this research was also conducted by observation method.

From the research results it indicated that between Moslem and Christian community have made the wise measures to maintain the harmony like formerly. By the measures performed, eventually brought the both parties into the closer relationship and the harmony that indeed has been created in pre riot could be keep to maintain at post riot time. One of real measures performed was the dialogue and cooperation among the both parties in both social and religious fields.

Factors supporting the created of harmony among the members of religious community in Ranurejo village in addition to the good relationship history between Islam and Christian in Ranurejo village and have rooted firmly until anything took place, even the largest riot taking place in Situbondo in 1996 where churches were burnt and two churches in Ranurejo village were also not escaped from mass rage, that case did not influence the togetherness and wholeness of relationship among them, it also the religious proselytizing wisdom of their elite figures performing the good approaches and gave the understanding and appreciation concerning the importance of harmonious life and mutually understand the respectively diversity attitude, until can realized the tolerance and harmony among the members of religious community.